So according to Hollinger if the Blazers win without Roy or the Nuggets win without Smello or the Jazz win without Boozer they are doing something special, but if the Pistons win without Rip or Rasheed or Mcdyess or all three it's just us taking advantage of folks.

So according to Hollinger if the Blazers win without Roy or the Nuggets win without Smello or the Jazz win without Boozer they are doing something special, but if the Pistons win without Rip or Rasheed or Mcdyess or all three it's just us taking advantage of folks.

Amazing.

Tim "loser" Legler just rated his top five in the East.

Boston

Cleveland

Orlando

Atlanta

Miami

Just when I begin to think I couldn't like that chump less.

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Tim tries too hard to be different and knowledgeable. He is really not that good of a analyst. The last three are the "new" darlings of the 2009 season. Just wait until the playoffs.

So according to Hollinger if the Blazers win without Roy or the Nuggets win without Smello or the Jazz win without Boozer they are doing something special, but if the Pistons win without Rip or Rasheed or Mcdyess or all three it's just us taking advantage of folks.

Amazing.

Tim "loser" Legler just rated his top five in the East.

Boston

Cleveland

Orlando

Atlanta

Miami

Just when I begin to think I couldn't like that chump less.

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Tim is another Piston hater..took him all summer of 2004 to believe that the Pistons actually beat the Lakers and quickly jumped on Spurs-Heat bandwagons from the beginning of 2004-05 season, ignoring the defending champs stellar play.

I will give Atlanta some props, but not ready to give Miami the # 5 ranking yet despite Wade's MVP candidate status so far...

" "You kind of miss (Billups' leadership)," said Pistons coach Michael Curry, who figured his team might get off to a slow start after the trade because of the meshing of an offensive-oriented player into Detroit's balanced attack. "At the same time, you look at it and say, 'Well, how much longer were we going to be able to sit Rodney Stuckey?' "Going forward and looking at that core group, as great at it has been, maybe that core group has seen its best days. If it had, it's always better to make (the trade) a little early before too late." Billups, 32, dismisses such talk. "We had some great days, and I still think we had some great ones left," he said. "Plus, they probably got to say that to validate that trade of letting me go, so I don't really buy into all that."

I don't have a good feeling about this game at all. That's why i think the POR game was essential. These next two aren't very encouraging. The team is tired. The DEN air is hell. They are going to run us to death.